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Fear and helplessness can provoke different emotions from different kinds of people, in different situations. “The Masque of the Red Death”, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, is a pestilence that is spreading in a fictional land, the disease resembles one of today formally known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever. It might be said that “The Masque of the Red Death” was based on a mixture of the concepts of Ebola and the Black Death (Bubonic plague), which reigned terror in the fourteenth century;…

Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body doesn’t have enough iron. Iron is a necessary component of hemoglobin. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, this substance is extremely important because it carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Iron is also essential to preserve healthy cells, hair, skin and nails. At first, iron deficiency anemia can be so mild that it can be unnoticed. As the body becomes more iron deficient and anemia becomes worse, the signs and symptoms…

The Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe’s short story,The Masque of the Red Death, is a work of literary art. It takes place in the early 1300’s when the Black Death, or in this case the Red Death, plagued Europe and filled the air with the stench of death. Death was a recurring theme in Poe’s short story. Prince Prospero and the people in the castle attempted to escape, but they were proven wrong in the end. Poe’s brilliant use of suspense and his ability to strike fear into his readers…

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited form of anemia where an individual has either a lack of red blood cell or dysfunctional blood cell, resulting in a lack of oxygen and nutrients to the cells. Normally, a red blood cell would be round, flexible, and flat in the center to allow easy passage in the blood vessels. However, the individual with sickle cell anemia will have cells that are rigid, sticky, and shaped like a crescent or sickle which is where the name comes from. Because of its unique…

Progress columnist Alan Gibson died last week at his home in Bent Tree of natural causes [his obituary appears on page 16A]. Gibson had been contributing his “The Essential Bad Attitude” column to the Progress since April 2008. The author of books and plays won a first place award in the largest weekly newspaper category for humor writing in the Georgia Press Association contest for the year 2013. The Bent Tree resident has never missed a weekly deadline, still working in longhand, vigorously…

which the body does not have enough healthy blood cells. When the intestines cannot properly absorb vitamin B12, then the body has a small amount of red blood cells. The word ‘pernicious’ means deadly due to that in the past, there was no treatment or any ways to prevent it. Pernicious anemia is caused when there is too much loss of stomach cells (red blood cells) that make intrinsic factor, which helps the body absorb vitamin B12 into the intestine. Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps the…

article," in the 1990's steroids contributed to 18 deaths because, of overdoses." Now imagine how many people it killed this year because, that date was around 20 years ago. Plus, research shows from the article,"Erythropoietin increases production of red blood cells and hemoglobin, resulting in improved movement of oxygen to the muscles. Epoetin, a synthetic form of erythropoietin, is commonly used for building endurance athletes but, hasn't been proven help with strength. Also, it puts weight…

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background and Significance Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell disorder that is present at birth and is often more prevalent amongst African Americans.1 In order to inherit SCD, a person must inherit two abnormal hemoglobin genes, one from each parent. Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells that is responsible for absorbing oxygen in the lungs and transporting it throughout the body.13 Proteins typically have four levels of structure:…

Renal complications Renal damage is almost inevitable in sickle-cell disease. There is a strong tendency for HbS to polymerise in the renal medulla, because of the low partial pressure of oxygen, the low pH, and the high osmolality causing erythrocyte dehydration. The consequent vaso-occlusion causes renal infarction with papillary necrosis, and medullary fibrosis with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Other complications include haematuria, renal medullary carcinoma, nocturnal enuresis…

the Red Death explores the topic of death and how no human, despite the precautions made, can be able to escape it. Poe portrays the fictional Red Death as an unstoppable and mysterious force, depicting Death itself, it’s inevitability, and the discomfort towards the topic through personification and other literary techniques. The uneasiness created by irony is achieved through Prince Prospero and his guest’s carelessness towards the Red Death and the ringing of a clock, rather than the Red…